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OF  THE 


State  Normal  School 


THIRD  DISTRICT 


A  COLLEGE  FOR  TEACHERS 


Vol.  II  DECEMBER,  1910  No.  3 


Course  for  Teachers  in  the 
R.ural  Schools 


GAPE  GIRARDEAU,  MISSOURI 


Published  by  the  Missouri  State  Normal  School,  Third  District. 
Issued  January,  March,  June,  October  and  December. 
Entered  at  the  Post  Office  at  Cape  Girardeau,  Mo.,  as  Second-class  Matter. 
Printed  by  the  Daily  Republican,  Cape  Girardeau,  Mo. 


Course  for  Teachers  in  the  Rural  Schools, 


The  Normal  School  takes  this  means  of  announcing  a  special 
course  for  rural  school  teachers.  The  course  will  be  offered  be- 
ginning with  the  openiDg  of  the  school  after  the  Christmas  holi- 
days on  January  3,  1911.  This  course  Is  offered  to  give  more 
special  training  for  teaching  in  the  rural  schools.  (The  rural 
schools  have  special  conditions  and  problems.  The  Normial  School 
feels  that  to  prepare  teachers  to  meet  the  needs  of  the  rural  school 
a  special  course  for  rural  school  teachers  should  be  offered.  It  is 
hoped  that  many  young  men  and  young  women  will  be  encouraged 
to  enter  the  Normal  School  to  complete  this  course  before  under- 
taking to  teach. 

Students  who  have  completed  the  elementary  course  in  a 
graded  school  or  a  rural  school  course  niay  enter  the  Normal 
School  to  take  this  course  for  rural  school  teachers.  Students 
cannot  be  admitted  to  the  Normal  School  who  are  under  fifteen 
years  old,  and  they  are  not  encouraged  to  enter  for  this  course 
until  they  are  sixteen  years  old.  The  certificate  to  be  given  upon 
the  completion  of  this  course  will  not  be  granted  to  any  student 
who  is  under  18  years  old  and  will  not  be  granted  to  any  student 
who  has  not  spent  at  least  one  year  in  the  Normal  School.  For 
this  year  the  certificate  will  be  granted  to  students  who  enter  on 
the  opening  of  the  school  after  the  Christmas  Holidays,  January 
3,  1911,  with  sufficient  credit  to  enable  them  to  complete  the 
course  by  the  close  of  the  summer  session  on  August  11,  1911. 

By  an  arrangement  wHh  the  State  Superintendent  he  will 
grant  a  state  certificate  good  in  any  county  in  the  state  to  a 
student  who  completes  the  course  under  the  conditions  mentioned 
above.  The  certificate  will  authorize  the  holder  tio  teach  only  in 
the  rural  schools  of  the  state,  and  for  two  years.  It  is  possible 
that  an  arrangement  may  be  made  for  an  extension  of  the  time 
limit  of  the  certificate  under  such  conditions  as  the  State  Super- 
intendent may  prescribe. 

It  is  hoped  that  students  who  complete  this  course  will,  after 
teaching  for  some  time,  continue  their  work  in  the  Normal  School. 
Proper  credit  will  be  given  on  the  regular  Normal  School  courses 
far  all  work  done  in  the  Normal  School  by  students  while  taking 
the  course  for  rural  school  teachers. 


Rural  School  Course  of  Study 


First  Year. 

First  Term. 

Second  Term. 

Third  Term. 

Grammar  and 
Composition 

Grammar  and 
Composition 

Reading 

Q 

Methods  in  Arith- 
metic 

Methods  in  Arith- 
metic 

Farm  Accounts 

P5 

American  History 
and  Government 

Descriptive 
Geography 

American  History 
and  Government 

Physiology  and  Home 
Sanitation 

Industrial  Develop 
ment  in  the 
United  States 

Agriculture 

Penmanship 

Drawing 

Public  School  Musi 

In  the  first  year  one  of  the  following  electives  may  be  taken 
by  students  who  are  able  to  carry  one  elective  in  addition  to  the 
required  studies.  Algebra,  Literature,  Manual  Training,  Domestic 
Science,  or  Foreign  Language. 


Second  Year. 


First  Term. 

Rhetoric  and 
Literature 
Algebra 

Country  Life  and 

Problems 
Methods  in  a  Rural 

School 

Domestic  Science,  or 
Manual  Training 


Second  Term. 

Rhetoric  and 
Literature 
Algebra 

Country  Life  and 

Problems 
Agriculture 

Domestic  Science, 
Manual  Training 


Third  Term. 

Physical  Geography 

Commercial 
Geography 

Agriculture 

Organization  and 
Management  of  a 
Rural  School 
Domestic  Science,  or 
Manual  Training 


In  the  second  year  one  of  the  following  electives  may  be  taken 
by  students  who  prove  able  to  carry  one  elective  in  addition  to  the 
required  work:  Algebra,  Geometry,  General  History,  English 
History,  Ancient  History,  Science,  and  Foreign  Language. 


Notes  on  the  Courses  Offered  for  Rural  Teachers 


Grammar  and  Composition.  The  study  of  English  Grammar 
and  how  to  teach  it  in  the  rural  schools.  Attention  will  be  given 
to  letter  writing  and  business  forms.  Good  English  expression  and 
to  learn  how  to  secure  good  and  correct  use  of  English  by  rural 
school  childen  will  be  the  aim  of  this  course  of  two  terms. 

Methods  in  Arithmetic.  Thorough  training  in  Arithmetic 
and  its  applications  in  business.  What  to  teach  in  Arithmetic  and 
how  to  teach  it  in  the  rural  schools  will  be  carefully  considered. 
Two  terms. 

Farm  Accounts.  A  course  in  Bookkeeping  with  particular 
reference  to  keeping  farm  accounts.     One  term. 

Descriptive  Geography.  A  rapid  review  of  the  geography  of 
the  world  with  a  view  to  making  the  teacher  familiar  with 
principal  land  and  water  masses  of  the  world;  with  the 
principal  countries  of  the  world  with  some  consideration  of 
the  distinctive  characteristics  of  each;  with  North  America  and 
the  United  States  particularly;  with  the  outlines  of  the  geography 
of  Missouri;  with  local  geography.  A  study  of  what  to  teach  in 
Geography  and  how  to  teach  the  subject  in  the  rural  schools. 
One  term. 

Physiology  and  Home  Sanitation.  A  study  of  the  laws  of 
health.  The  care  of  contagious  diseases.  How  to  give  first 
aid  in  case  of  illness  or  injuries.  Study  of  foods  and  food  values 
and  consideration  of  the  importance  of  their  proper  preparation. 
Means  and  methods  of  keeping  conditions  about  country  homes 
sanitary.     One  term. 

American  History  and  Government.  A  thorough  review  of 
the  social,  political,  and  industrial  development  of  the  English 
Colonies  in  North  America  and  of  the  United  States.  A  special 
study  of  the  industrial  development  with  a  view  to  its  tendency 
to  concentrate  population  in  the  cities.  A  special  study  of  the 
history  of  the  development  of  Agriculture  in  the  United  States 
and  of  the  changes  in  rural  life  and  conditions.     Three  terms. 

Penmanship,  Drawing,  and  Public  School  Music.  One  term 
in  each  of  these  branches.  The  aim  will  be  to  fit  teachers  to  teach 
these  branches  in  the  rural  schools. 

Reading.  A  course  in  reading  under  a  specialist  in  teaching 
reading.  The  aim  is  to  make  the  teachers  good  readers  them- 
selves and  to  impress  upon  them  the  importance  of  teaching  how 
to  secure  good  expression  in  reading    in  the  elementary  schools. 


Country  Life  and  Problems.  A  study  of  social  and  economic 
conditions  and  problems  peculiar  to  country  life  in  the  United 
States.  A  study  of  the  development  of  Agriculture  in  all  ages 
and  countries.  A  study  of  country  life  in  all  countries  as  they 
exist  to-day.  A  comparison  of  conditions  in  America  and  in  the 
other  countries,  especially  in  European  countries.  The  problem  of 
bringing  into  country  life  more  community  life  and  more  social 
life  will  be  studied.  The  problems  of  the  country  church,  the 
country  school,  the  country  roads,  making  and  beautifying  the 
country  home,  and  diversifying  and  increasing  farm  production  so 
that  a  larger  rural  population  may  be  supported  will  be  con- 
sidered.    Two  terms. 

Commercial  Geography.  The  course  will  be  in  large  measure 
an  elementary  course  in  economics,  giving  particular  attention  to 
trade  between  the  United  States  and  foreign  countries;  interstate 
commerce  in  the  United  States;  the  relations  and  interdependence 
of  various  industries  in  this  country;  and  to  the  means  of  trans- 
portaton  and  the  chief  commercial  routes  o'f  this  country.  One 
term. 

Physical  Geography.  A  one  term  course  devoted  principally 
to  the  study  of  the  physical  structure  of  the  North  American  con- 
tinent and  the  United  States  especially;  to  erosion  and  soil 
formation;  and  to  a  study  of  winds,  rainfall,  and  other  elements 
affecting  climatic  conditions. 

Agriculture.  The  three  terms  in  Agriculture  will  include 
the  work  outlined  in  Course  F  on  page  61  of  the  catalogue  for 
1910. 

Methods.  A  study  of  methods  from  the  standpoint  of  adapt- 
ing subject  matter  to  the  needs  of  the  child  and  to  local  school 
conditions.     One  term. 

Organization  and  Management  of  a  Rural  School.  A  study  of 
the  problems  of  school  organization  and  classification  that  are 
peculiar  to  rural  schools.  Particular  attention  to  the  State 
Course  of  Study  will  be  given  in  this  course.     One  term. 

Domestic  Science  and  Manual  Training.  The  courses  in 
Domestic  Science  and  Manual  Training  will  be  given  with  especial 
reference  to  farm  work  and  repairs  and  to  country  home  making. 

Other  Courses.  The  courses  in  Algebra,  Rhetoric  and  Litera- 
ture, Foreign  Languages,  Geometry,  General  History,  English 
History,  Ancient  History,  and  Science  are  offered  and  outlined  in 
the  catalogue  for  1910. 


A  Six  Weeks  Course  in  Agriculture 
for  Boys  and  Young  Men 


Beginning  January  3,  1911,  and  continuing  six  weeks,  a  short 
course  in  practical  farming  will  be  given  by  the  School  of  Agricul- 
ture at  the  Cape  Girardeau  Normal  School. 

There  are  many  boys  and  young  men  in  Southeast  Missouri 
who  ought  to  avail  themselves  of  this  opportunity.  Work  on  the 
farm  at  this  time  of  year  is  not  so  exacting  as  at  other  seasons, 
and  most  boys  can  be  spared.  Not  every  one  can  go  to  college, 
even  for  a  short  course,  but  many  could  attend  this  course  at  the 
State  Normal  School  with  very  little  expense  and  much  profit  in 
their  farming  afterward.  Practically  the  only  expense  will  be 
car  fare,  board,  and  room  rent.  Board  and  room  can  be  obtained  at 
the  boys'  dormitory  or  in  town  for  $3.50  to  $4.50  per  week.  No 
tuition  is  charged  and  no  text  books  to  buy.  A  note  book  in 
which  a  memorandum  record  of  tables,  rules,  plans,  and  farm 
calculations  are  to  be  kept  will  be  the  only  book  expense. 

The  young  men  who  take  this  course  will  have  the  benefit  of 
six  weeks  of  college  life.  They  will  have  the  same  advantages  of 
libraries,  shops,  laboratories,  lectures,  gymnasiums,  etc.,  as  regu- 
lar students.  The  work  offered  will  consist  of  shop  work  and  the 
study  of  farm  machinery,  stock  judging,  corh  judging,  the  prin- 
ciples of  feeding  and  improving  stock  and  crops,  soil  fertility, 
rotation  of  crops,  care  of  animals  and  the  treatment  of  diseases. 
In  short,  the  most  practical  parts  of  the  study  of  Agriculture  will 
be  clearly  taught  and  demonstrated. 

For  futher  information  address 

MISSOURT  STATE  NORMAL  SCHOOL, 

Cape  Girardeau,  Mo. 


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